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Death toll in Turkish car bomb attack rises to 37: Health minister

Published: 14 Mar 2016 - 10:33 am | Last Updated: 17 Nov 2021 - 12:52 pm
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Forensic officers work on the site of a suicide bomb attack in Ankara, Turkey March 14, 2016. REUTERS/ Umit Bektas



ANKARA: The death toll in a car bomb attack in the Turkish capital Ankara has risen to 37 people, Health Minister Mehmet Muezzinoglu said on Monday, adding that 71 people were still being treated in hospital. Of those in hospital, 15 were in serious condition, he told reporters.

Sunday's bombing was the second such attack in the administrative heart of the city in under a month and two senior security officials told Reuters initial findings suggested the Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) militant group was responsible.

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